Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Bainbridge run?
Bainbridge’s city government spent $19.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,368 per resident. Water and other utilities ($4.6 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Bainbridge is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,368 per resident a year, or $3.75 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 26%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,368 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Bainbridge’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,368 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 42 Georgia cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,175, and the middle half spent $865–$1,687. Bainbridge spent more than 62% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.9 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Georgia cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Bainbridge itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 18% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Bainbridge reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,368 · 2023: $1,368. Per resident it went from $1,368 to $1,368 (down 0%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 12,137 to 14,292.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,829 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.05% of the home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bainbridge’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Bainbridge’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bainbridge →
Who’s in charge in Bainbridge
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bainbridge’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on bainbridgecity.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 86 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (14,292).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Decatur County School District
Bainbridge’s K–12 school district, shared with Attapulgus, Brinson, Climax. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,304 per pupil, $8,633 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Bainbridge’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bainbridge alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Decatur County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.8%7,140 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.9%4,372 votesOthers: 0.3% (37 votes).
Most votes in Decatur County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Bainbridge lies in Decatur County. Every 2024 race in Decatur County is on the county’s page.
Decatur County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Bainbridge.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: bainbridgecity.com ↗
- 2Georgia HouseState representatives
- 3Georgia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Bainbridge’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bainbridge’s government
How much does Bainbridge spend per resident?
About $1,368 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,368 was more than 62% of 42 Georgia cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Bainbridge?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,829 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.05% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see bainbridgecity.com.
Who runs Bainbridge’s government?
See bainbridgecity.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bainbridge yet.
How did Bainbridge vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bainbridge alone. Decatur County, where 100% of Bainbridge lies, voted Trump 61.8%, Harris 37.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bainbridge?
167 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $692,266 (about $8.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bainbridge in the state legislature?
State Senate District 11 (Sam Watson) and State House District 171 (Joe Campbell). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bainbridge’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →